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Four people have been arrested in connection with the death of a 21-year-old man in Auckland.
Nigel Fuatimu was with friends, socializing and playing music at Jellicoe Park on October 3 before suffering a “random and unprovoked attack.”
Emergency services, including two ambulances, rushed to Manurewa Park shortly after 11 p.m. and tried to revive the young man.
Despite efforts to save Fuatimu, he died at the scene.
Acting Detective Inspector Warrick Adkin says all four people were arrested this week and appeared in court on assault charges.
A 23, 24 and 26-year-old will reappear in court this month, and a 26-year-old will reappear in January.
Adkin says investigations are ongoing and more charges are likely.
The attack was “an absolutely tragic event for the Fuatimu family,” he said.
“They are completely devastated to lose a beloved son and brother,” Adkin said.
Fuatimu and his friends were at a property playing music before moving to the park.
Adkin says two men launched an attack on a group socializing in the park.
Then they fled. Police were working through CCTV footage to establish the identity of the criminals, whom Adkin described as Pacific Islanders.
There was no information to suggest that the victims knew of them.
The items of interest were removed from the park, but police did not specifically address whether a weapon was involved in the attack.
“We want the people who were in the park to come forward or anyone who knows the attackers,” Adkin said last week.
He urged those responsible to do the right thing for Fuatimu and his family.
“We believe that there are people within the community who know exactly what happened and know the identity of those involved.”
